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IMPROVED MARTINGALE.

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To ALL wHoM 1T MAY ooNnnN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. PERRIE, of Horse Head, in the county of Prince George, and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Martingales; and I do hereby declare the following tohe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention in operation.

Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 illustrate the mode of its operation.

Figure 6 represents the. same invention in a modified form. l The object of my invention'is to construct amartingale from which the bridle-rein may be detached without separatingits parts, and it consists in a ring, having a. peculiar means of attachment to the martingale-strap, so that the bight of the rein may be introduced through said ring, and passed over the herse's head, and into proper position for use. v

It isof considerable 'importance to persons who rifle on horseback frequently, to have a'ready means of fastening the horse, when it is necessary to dismount, without unhucklingthe reins, which is always troublesome, and frequently diiiicult. To use the reins for this purpose, it is also necessary that they should be made in two parts, with a buckle in the centre. y

With my device a single rein may be used, that is, a rein forming but a single strap from one end of the bit to the other, or, if a double rein is used, it will never be necessary to disconnect the parts, as the entire rein may be disengaged from the martingale with more facility than can possibly be the case when it is necessary to unfasten a buckle.

Tha-t others may fully understand my invention, I will particularly describe it.

A i-s the martingale-strap, `which passes downward between the horses fore legs, and is secured to the saddlegirth. The strap A is attached, at its forward or upper end, to a loop, B, at the end of a short stud, C, which projects from the middle of a curved T, D, the curved arms of which form the martingale to hold the reins. If the arms of the T are'projeoted in a continued curveuntil they meet and form a ring, with the stud C projecting from its upper side, inward to about the centre -of said ring, as shown in iig. 6, the simplest form of my invention will be exhibited, and the form which, though less ornamental than that shown in gs. 1, 2, 3,4, and 5, may be preferred on some accounts. m

The ring or martingale D may be suspended from the horses neck by a strap, in the usual way, and said Astrap may be attached to the strap A, or to the stud C, or even to the ring D, as it will not interfere in the least` with the operation of the martingale. i

IThe operation ofinserting the reins is very simple, and will be understood at a. glance. The bight of the reins E is passed through'ithe ring D, from the front backward, as shown in .g- 6. The bight of the reins E is he position shown in Figure 7, and, when it is passed over the horses ume the position shown in fig. V1, which is the correct position for operation. To remove the reins from the martin-gale, so' as to employ them in hitching thchorse, is merely to reverse the above-described operation, draw theA bight of the rein forward over the horses head, permit the 4bight to fall from the hand,A and then, by seizing them at any point between the hit and the martingale, they may he .withdrawn from the latter. l

By attaching the ring'G to the ends of the T-arms D, as shown in fig. 1, the device is made more ornamental, though the principle of its operation is not changed. When this form is employed, the bottom ofthe loose ring is drawn forward, and the night of the reins passed through the same from above downward, as shown .in fig. 2. The hight is then carried forward, and passed over the head ofthe horse, and the ring being tilted into its proper position, passes through the conditions shown successively in iigs. 3, 4, 5, and 1, and if the changes of position be made quickly, it gives a mysterious airvto the operation, quite puzzling at first sight.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, is-

1. The loose ring G, in connection with the part D, provided with the stud C, as shown in figs. 1, 2, 3, 4,

and 5, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v

2. A solid ring-martingale, D, with the studC projecting from its periphery in the direction of its centre,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth. f a W. B. PERRIE.

then drawn forward again, so as to assume t head, as in fig. 2, the reins immediately ass Witnesses: 1 R. D. O. SMITH, l R. S. TURNER. 

